English singer, actor and comedian George Formby's "When I'm Cleaning Windows" was probably one of the only ukelele songs to be censored by the BBC for "smutty lyrics," which included the lines: The blushing bride she looks divine/
The bridegroom he is doing fine/
I'd rather have his job than mine/
When I'm cleaning windows.

English singer, actor and comedian George Formby's "When I'm Cleaning Windows" was probably one of the only ukelele songs to be censored by the BBC for "smutty lyrics," which included the lines: The blushing ... more

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Wings

Wings' "Hi, Hi, Hi" was also banned by the BBC in 1972 for the suggestive lyrics, "get you ready for my body gun," which McCartney later said were misheard by censors.

Wings' "Hi, Hi, Hi" was also banned by the BBC in 1972 for the suggestive lyrics, "get you ready for my body gun," which McCartney later said were misheard by censors.

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